Morocco's navy says it has recently rescued hundreds of migrants on their way to Europe. Attempted sea crossings in the Mediterranean and Atlantic continue to increase.

Another group of mainly sub-Saharan migrants has been saved off the Canary Islands. The number of sea arrivals has risen once again and Spanish rescue officials are working around the clock.

People in Afghanistan are being warned to stay away from Kabul airport because of a "high threat" of terrorist attacks. Thousands have continued to gather at the airport gates in spite of the danger.

A nurse specialized in tropical diseases and working for MSF on Lampedusa said that many migrants who had departed from the Libyan coast claim "to have been beaten and tortured in the centers where they were detained prior to leavin1